Specter of a Spector Departure? [May 28, 2004, 2:35 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Shacknews is reporting
that "multiple sources" inform them that Warren Spector "is said to be leaving"
ION Storm, reporting the Austin Texas-based developer has also laid off 20-25
employees. Ion
Storm Implodes is the headline on a similar story on IGN, which reports on
the layoffs, as well as Eidos' explanation that this was a normal staff
reduction associated with the completion of the pair of game projects that were
underway at ION, quoting the publisher as dismissing the idea that Warren was
laid off as well, though they don't actually come out and say he did not quit.
They have yet to receive a reply from ION Storm, but this was Eidos' response to
questions about Warren's departure:
"Ah rumors... well that sounds like a good one... but it is just a rumor," said the representative. "He certainly has not been laid off."
Depressing to think that there are "normal layoffs" in the industry. That companies purge people then pick new ones back up. Some kind of chemistry with that, huh?
The gaming industry needs to unionize.
As for Spector, well, I hear Thief is actually good, not that it matters to me, I'm one of the few that found the first two mostly dull.
IW, though, still... I didn't make it too far, I kept running into a bug where I couldn't advance, twice in two separate games. But I wasn't too enthralled while playing that far, it was entertaining, but not compared to the original. Someone from Shacknews claimed that, had IW been the first and DX been the second no one would have complained. I think this is true - IW would have been revolutionary 5 years ago, but it was following in the footsteps of a game that was lightyears ahead of it, and was such a step back.
I guess DX was so far ahead of its time it surpassed its successor.
The gaming industry needs to unionize.
As for Spector, well, I hear Thief is actually good, not that it matters to me, I'm one of the few that found the first two mostly dull.
IW, though, still... I didn't make it too far, I kept running into a bug where I couldn't advance, twice in two separate games. But I wasn't too enthralled while playing that far, it was entertaining, but not compared to the original. Someone from Shacknews claimed that, had IW been the first and DX been the second no one would have complained. I think this is true - IW would have been revolutionary 5 years ago, but it was following in the footsteps of a game that was lightyears ahead of it, and was such a step back.
I guess DX was so far ahead of its time it surpassed its successor.
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